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- Title
ATTORNEY ATTITUDES REGARDING JUDICIAL SELECTION METHODS: THE IMPACT ON POTENTIAL REFORMS.
- Authors
Roberts, Melinda R.
- Abstract
In recent years, as judicial elections have become increasingly expensive and contentious, a number of states have explored adopting merit selection based systems of selecting judges. These efforts have proven to be largely unsuccessful, due largely in part to the lack of a unified position presented by state bar associations and their rank and file members. This study examines the attitudes of attorneys in one such state, Washington, regarding the method by which state judges are selected. The results from a survey of over 1,000 Washington State attorneys indicate that while there is a high level of dissatisfaction with the current method of selecting judges, there is a lack of consensus regarding whether judges should be selected by non-partisan election, merit selection, or gubernatorial appointment. Comparisons of the attitudes of attorneys across demographic, geographic, and professional characteristics are examined, theoretical bases for the attitudes are discussed, and potential policy implications are explored.
- Subjects
JUDICIAL elections; ATTORNEY &; client; NONPARTISAN elections; JUDICIAL selection &; appointment; GUBERNATORIAL elections; DEMOGRAPHIC characteristics
- Publication
Journal of the Institute of Justice & International Studies, 2013, Vol 13, p1
- ISSN
1538-7909
- Publication type
Article